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If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
Sep 18, 2025
Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.
They can do all because they think they can.
Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.
I don't entirely approve of some of the things I have done, or am, or have been. But I'm me. God knows, I'm me.
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.
The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.
Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.
Never dull your shine for somebody else.
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.
Think highly of yourself because the world takes you at your own estimate.
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.
If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.
People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you've done.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Look the world straight in the eye.
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.
You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.
It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.
Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself.
Today you are you! That is truer than true!
Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.